Early War of the Worlds reviews

[Frostmarrow]

I don't get it. To me Tom sounds like a well informed lay-person. I wouldn't advice anyone to take drugs. What's the problem?

 

[Hand of Evil]

I don't get it. To me Tom sounds like a well informed lay-person. I wouldn't advice anyone to take drugs. What's the problem?

It kind of looses passion/emotion in the transcript, there is a video link on the page too. The problem was Tom really was ranting. A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[GlassJaw]

To me Tom sounds like a well informed lay-person.

LOL

The problem was Tom really was ranting. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Exactly. He became frantic. Did Matt push him? Yeah, a little bit, but honestly, Tom didn't need much pushing. Once Tom got going, Matt was smart to just play it cool and keep asking questions.

Tom could have handled it much better if he just said I'm here to talk about the movie and not my personal beliefs. Unfortunately, Tom feels a need to discuss it at every chance he gets. He definitely likes to hear himself talk.

 

[Rackhir]

I don't get it. To me Tom sounds like a well informed lay-person. I wouldn't advice anyone to take drugs. What's the problem?

You are in Sweden right? Scientology is a bad science fiction novel that L Ron Hubbbard has tried to pass off as a religion. If you speak German, there should be a whole bunch of information on it in German as it has been banned as a harmful cult in Germany. Scientology persues a vendetta against psychology and psychiatry, which is the source of Cruise's negative comments on them and the use of anti-depressants.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Exactly. He became frantic.

Maybe a better word would be fanatic.

But we have hyjacked enough.

 

[Storm Raven]

I don't get it. To me Tom sounds like a well informed lay-person.

His entire position is based upon the delusional ramblings of a splinter cult founded by a man who was probably mentally ill with paranoid dementia for most of his life, and whose position is directly contradictory to that of learned experts in the field upon which he is pontificating.

I'm not sure I'd call that a "well-informed lay person".

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I'd say its childish to base whether one sees a movie or not on one actor's personal beliefs that, in the end, have no effect whatsoever on the movie itself.

 

[Rackhir]

I'd say its childish to base whether one sees a movie or not on one actor's personal beliefs that, in the end, have no effect whatsoever on the movie itself.

The popularity and success of an actor or director's movies has a direct effect on their power and influence in hollywood and in society at large. The more famous they are, the more they are paid attention to and creedence given to what they advocate and suggest. So seeing or not seeing a movie can have an effect on what kind of platform actors get to stump for what they are advocating.

For example, the massive success of "The Passion of the Christ" has been a huge boost for Mel Gibson's carreer and popularity. It's given him and his beliefs wide exposure and a significant amount of influence to make more movies like that expounding on his beliefs.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Maybe I just see movies differently than other people. I don't care about the power of the actors or directors. Let them live their lives and I'll live mine. They can advocate whatever they want, as can anyone else. Our society just has the habit of treating actors and directors as if their opinions are special or unique. They're still people, and they're allowed to believe and advocate whatever they want to.

As long as the movies are enjoyable, I'll see them.

 

[wingsandsword]

You are in Sweden right? Scientology is a bad science fiction novel that L Ron Hubbbard has tried to pass off as a religion. If you speak German, there should be a whole bunch of information on it in German as it has been banned as a harmful cult in Germany. Scientology persues a vendetta against psychology and psychiatry, which is the source of Cruise's negative comments on them and the use of anti-depressants.

www.xenu.net

All you need to know about Scientology. Very long story short: Scientologists hate psychiatry because they believe it is all a huge conspiracy to oppress the spirits ("thetans" in Scientology-speak) of humans, that there are no physiological causes for mental illness (instead they are caused by jumbled past-life memories), and that their own "auditing" techniques are the only effective way to cure mental illness or disorder.

As for hijacking the thread, given how his promotional tour for the movie has been filled with erratic behavior (certainly gaining publicity, but really putting to the test the "there is no such thing as bad publicity" concept), I think the source of that erratic behavior is quite relevant.

Although, someone who is an very outspoken member of a UFO cult going nuts publically and ranting about the evils of psychiatry while promoting a movie about an alien invasion has so much irony it's more fun than the movie itself is likely to be.